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Carbon in United States Forests and Wood Products, 1987-1997: State-by-State Estimates
by Richard A. Birdsey & George M. Lewis

North Dakota Estimate for 1987-1997

Table 1. Area by land class (1000 ac).
Land class
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
Timberland
337
389
442
11
11
11
Other forest land
123
178
232
11
11
11
Reserved timberland
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
460
567
674
21
21
21
 
Table 2. Area of forest land by forest type (1000 ac).
Forest type
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
White-red-jack pine
2
2
2
0
0
0
Spruce-fir
0
2
4
0
0
0
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Oak-pine
0
0
0
0
0
0
Oak-hickory
79
75
72
-1
-1
-1
Oak-gum-cypress
0
0
0
0
0
0
Elm-ash-cottonwood
207
139
71
-14
-14
-14
Maple-beech-birch
16
95
175
16
16
16
Aspen-birch
143
130
118
-2
-2
-2
Other forest types
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-stocked
14
123
232
22
22
22
TOTAL
460
567
674
21
21
21
 
Table 3. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by forest type (MMTC).
Forest type
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
White-red-jack pine
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.00
0.00
0.00
Spruce-fir
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.03
0.03
0.03
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Oak-pine
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Oak-hickory
4.9
4.6
4.2
-0.07
-0.08
-0.08
Oak-gum-cypress
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Elm-ash-cottonwood
12.2
8.2
4.1
-0.81
-0.82
-0.82
Maple-beech-birch
2.1
5.8
9.4
0.75
0.72
0.74
Aspen-birch
11.0
9.5
7.9
-0.30
-0.31
-0.31
Other forest types
0.9
0.8
0.8
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Non-stocked
1.0
9.2
17.4
1.64
1.65
1.65
TOTAL
32.3
38.4
44.2
1.22
1.17
1.19
 
Table 4. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by accounting component (MMTC).
Accounting component
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
Biomass
6.1
7.7
9.3
0.33
0.32
0.32
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
3.2
4.5
5.6
0.25
0.22
0.23
Soils
18.8
22.0
25.2
0.64
0.64
0.64
Wood products and landfills
4.2
4.2
4.1
0.00
-0.02
-0.01
TOTAL
32.3
38.4
44.2
1.22
1.17
1.19
 
Table 5. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by owner (MMTC).
Owner group
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
National Forest
0.0
6.8
13.6
1.36
1.36
1.36
Other Public
4.3
4.3
4.3
0.00
0.00
0.00
Forest Industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other Private
28.0
27.3
26.3
-0.15
-0.20
-0.17
TOTAL
32.3
38.4
44.2
1.22
1.17
1.19
 
Table 6. Change in total carbon stock on forest land attributed to land use change (MMTC).
Accounting component
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
Biomass
0.0
-0.1
0.3
-0.02
0.08
0.03
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
-0.03
-0.02
-0.03
Soils
0.0
-0.4
-0.7
-0.07
-0.07
-0.07
Wood products and landfills
0.0
0.3
0.5
0.06
0.04
0.05
TOTAL
0.0
-0.3
-0.2
-0.06
0.02
-0.02

 


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